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Aug 13, 2022

An Air Force pilot used a commercial GPS system during the Iraq War

While flying an F-16 in the Iraq War, Air Force pilot Raj Shah had a multimillion-dollar global positioning system (GPS)…

BYTeam Mighty

Aug 13, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

Jun 13, 2022

How the US military perfected GPS technology for civilians

The United States government owns the Global Positioning System (GPS), developed through the Defense Department in 1978, where it was…

BYRuddy Cano

Jun 13, 2022

BYEric Milzarski

May 30, 2023

That time Google Maps accidentally sparked a military invasion

When a tech giant like Google makes even the slightest mistake, there are massive, real-world consequences.

BYEric Milzarski

May 30, 2023

BYRuddy Cano

Mar 29, 2022

Top 5 best JDAM explosions

The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is an instruction tail kit that transforms emerging unsupervised free-fall bombs into precise, detrimental…

BYRuddy Cano

Mar 29, 2022

BYJessica Evans

Nov 13, 2021

Great Falls Nike Fire Control Site W-83 played a critical role in the creation of GPS

During the Cold War’s arms buildup, there were 13 Nike Missile sites erected around the greater Washington D.C. and Baltimore…

BYJessica Evans

Nov 13, 2021

BYSandboxx

Jul 1, 2020

5 things you might use everyday that were actually invented for the military

You might be surprised to learn that a lot of the products used in our day to day lives were actually invented for the military. Here’s a brief rundown of a few.

BYSandboxx

Jul 1, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Swiss Air Force accidentally makes commemorative flight over yodeling festival

In an embarrassing moment for the Swiss Air Force’s demo team, the Patrouille Suisse squadron made a low-altitude pass over a yodeling festival when it was supposed to be making a commemorative flight honoring a local aviator a few miles away.

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Marine Corps

Apr 29, 2020

Marines combine Osprey speed and JPADS precision for optimal training

As the wind swept through the tall green grass in an open field on the Ie Shima coast line, a group of Marines stood in anticipation as they watched a bundle soar across the bright sky. Guided by the Joint Precision Air Drop System, the package pilo…

BYUnited States Marine Corps

Apr 29, 2020

BYMarines

Apr 29, 2020

This Marine Corps tech looks like it’s from ‘Star Wars’

The Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield. Fielded in 2017, the Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability is a handheld target…

BYMarines

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

The Russians are messing with global GPS

On May 15, 2018, under a sunny sky, Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a bright-orange truck in a convoy of construction vehicles for the opening of the Kerch Strait Bridge from Russia to Crimea. At 11 miles long, it is now the longest bridge in…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

This is how GPS actually works – and why some devices might stop working

Developed over the course of decades, GPS has become far more ubiquitous than most people realize. Not just for navigation, its extreme accuracy in time keeping (+/- 10 billionths of a second) has been used by countless businesses the world over for…

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

The Navy is basically jamming a quarter of America

GPS has become increasingly important to our lives. Not only do Waze, Uber, and many other applications heavily rely on global positioning system. Our cellular networks rely on GPS clocks, banking systems, financial markets, and power grids all depe…

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020

Air Force is launching more secure, accurate GPS satellites

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, with the goal of providing more accuracy and security in the face of jamming threats from adversaries, including Russia. The Global Positioning System (…

BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Finland and Norway prepare to fly without GPS

Disruptions to Global Positioning System signals have been reported in northern Norway and Finland in November 2018, overlapping with the final days of NATO’s exercise Trident Juncture, a massive military exercise that has

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYWarrior Maven

Feb 5, 2020

The Army’s new artillery destroys targets without GPS

The US Army is developing precision-guided 155mm rounds that are longer range than existing shells and able to conduct combat missions in a GPS-denied war environment. The Precision Guidance Kit Modernization (PGK-M) is now being developed to …

BYWarrior Maven

Feb 5, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Nov 1, 2018

Soldiers to be issued locator beacons like the Coast Guard’s

The U.S. Army recently awarded a $34 million contract to McMurdo Inc. for personnel recovery devices that can be used to pinpoint a missing soldier’s location. This PRD is a dual-…

BYMilitary.com

Nov 1, 2018